Subj : Re: Japan Olympics
To   : Vk3jed
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon May 31 2021 07:43:00

-=> Vk3jed wrote to Avon <=-

 Av> Honestly not sure if this one will happen or not?

 Vk> Given that the COVID situation is worsening in Japan, one wonders
 Vk> whether public health or corporate interests will win out.  Sure,
 Vk> I love the Olympics, especially the track events, but is it
 Vk> realistic for the games to run this time around?

No, it is not.  They should be cancelled.

 Av> I feel for the athletes who just want to compete but I'm equally sure
 Av> they want to do it safely too...  what a conundrum.

 Vk> Yes, it's especially hard on the elite athletes, who put
 Vk> everything into it.

Yep, it surely sucks for them.  Some will be too old to be elite in four 
years.  Sadly, it's reality, and in the Big Picture of things, the 
Olympic Games are not really very important.



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